05 Jan 2018

HudsonAlpha 5K to benefit childhood genetic disorders research

Huntsville, Ala. – Registration is now open for HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology’s annual Double Helix Dash 5K and one-mile fun run. In its seventh year, the Double Helix Dash raises funds and awareness for HudsonAlpha’s childhood genetic disorders research. This unique race, which will take place on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 3, ...

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04 Dec 2017

HudsonAlpha receives $71,000 grant for STEM workforce development

Huntsville, Ala. — HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology announced today that it received a three-year, $71,000 Boeing charitable grant to fund its Launching Aspiring Biotechnology Scientists (L.A.B.S.) program. Established in 2014, L.A.B.S. equips students from disadvantaged and underrepresented populations with the basic skills and ...

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27 Nov 2017

Support HudsonAlpha this #GivingTuesday

Help us find the next breakthrough. Support HudsonAlpha this #GivingTuesday.  Entering its sixth year, #GivingTuesday is a movement that has been supported by people all around the world. Millions of people have collaborated through the power of social media to champion their causes and help their communities. #GivingTuesday is observed on the ...

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09 Nov 2017

Tie the Ribbons, Information is Power making headlines

HudsonAlpha hosted the ninth annual Tie the Ribbons luncheon yesterday where a sell-out crowd of 1,300 heard HudsonAlpha’s Howard Jacob, PhD, announce that Information is Power will continue for another year, and offer free testing to men and women 28 to 32 years of age. Check out the coverage from: Diagnostics World News US News WZDX ...

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08 Nov 2017

HudsonAlpha hosts 2017 Tie the Ribbons luncheon

Tie the Ribbons continues to be sold-out event HudsonAlpha hosted the ninth annual Tie the Ribbons luncheon Nov. 8 at the Von Braun Center to a crowd of 1,300. Attendees heard an update on HudsonAlpha’s breast and ovarian cancer research and announcement about the Information is Power initiative. Tie the Ribbons supports the Breakthrough ...

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01 Sep 2017

Battle of the Buffalo benefits HudsonAlpha Foundation

Members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) presented a $8,250 gift to the HudsonAlpha Foundation on Thursday, August 31 to support our work in cancer research. The donation is from the Battle of the Buffalo, an annual chicken wing festival held at Huntsville’s Big Spring Park. Since […]...

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17 Aug 2017

Dynetics room-naming ceremony held at Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine

A visiting-physicians office at the Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine has been named in honor of Dynetics, supporter of the HudsonAlpha Foundation. Headquartered in Huntsville, Ala., Dynetics, provides high-tech products and services in an ethical, responsive, and cost-effective fashion to the national security, satellite, launch, ...

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24 Jul 2017

HudsonAlpha opens Hope Grows Garden for breast and ovarian cancer

Huntsville, Ala. — HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology held a grand opening for the “Hope Grows Garden: Breast and Ovarian Cancer,” to recognize its commitment to breast and ovarian cancer research and pay tribute to those people impacted by these devastating diseases. The Hope Grows Garden will bloom on the double helix pathway in ...

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13 Jul 2017

HudsonAlpha ‘Hero Fund’ brings hope to patients in need

Huntsville, Ala. – HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is giving patients a chance at finding a diagnosis with the Hero Fund. Established by an anonymous donation to the HudsonAlpha Foundation, the Hero Fund helps patients at Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine who need, but cannot afford, access to genomic medicine. Smith Family ...

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